"Hire a cat, who wants to hire a cat?"

The boy's curious voice came from outside the door curtain.

As they were talking, a handsome young man of about twelve or thirteen and a girl in green clothes in her early twenties walked into the western warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace side by side.

Gu Yuan called out obediently: "Uncle, Aunt."

The visitors were the brother and sister Shen Yunmu and Shen Qianhuang.

As the brother and sister came in, they saw Uhagaru in white monk's robes, and their eyes were fixed on him.

Shen Qianhuang did not know Wuhejialou, but she had heard some descriptions about the current Emperor Hao from other people's conversations, and knew some customs of the Nanhao royal family. She immediately guessed the identity of the white-robed monk in front of her.

Shen Qianhuang was a little surprised by the harmonious scene before her, but she did not show it on her face and her smile was elegant and decent.

"It's you!!" Shen Yunmu raised his hand excitedly, pointed at Wuhejialou, and blurted out.

"Meow?" The black cat Yueying called out.

Shen Yunmu also saw Yueying squatting beside Wuhejialou's shoes. He seemed to have thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he said: "When we first picked up Yueying, we gave her a betrothal gift!"

Shen Yunmu thought that Wuhejialou came to ask for Yueying, so he spoke to Wuhejialou righteously and reasoned with him. He couldn't help but mention the events of seven years ago in his conversation.

Gu Yuan and Shen Qianhuang then realized that Yueying had had one of her hind legs broken by a carriage on the street when she was a child. Later, Wuhejialou sent the cat to Jishidiang. Shen Qianchen personally cured Yueying and gave Wuhejialou a betrothal gift for the cat before officially taking Yueying home.

Shen Qianchen and Gu Jue smiled at each other, feeling somewhat emotional.

Seven years ago, Shen Qianchen gave Wuhejialou a bottle of life-saving pills as a betrothal gift for taking in the cat. Later, when Wuhejialou was poisoned by the "Xingyue" poison, the bottle of life-saving pills protected his heart and saved his life.

Gu Jue also knew about this matter. It was Gu Jue who secretly sent Wuhejialou, who had taken the life-saving pill, back to Beijing and asked her to treat Wuhejialou.

Thinking back on this past event now, Shen Qianchen felt that this must be a kind of cause and effect.

Many people and things in this world seem to be unrelated, but in fact they are inextricably linked, and are all caused by cause and effect.

"Fourth brother," Shen Qianhuang quickly pulled Shen Yunmu's sleeve and pointed at the kitten in Wuhejialou's arms, "Is this the one that His Majesty Emperor Hao wants to hire?"

Shen Yunmu: “…”

It was not until this moment that Shen Yunmu noticed that there was a black and white kitten in Wuhejialou's arms, and he couldn't help looking a little embarrassed.

Shen Yunmu just turned twelve this year. His height has grown rapidly recently and he is already as tall as Shen Qianhuang, but he is still a little kid at heart.

Shen Qianchen shook his head secretly: Shen Zhi had mentioned to her recently that Shen Yunmu was so annoying at his age that he should be sent to the military camp one day, just like Chu Yunyi did in the past, to temper this kid's temper. If jade is not carved, it will not become a useful tool.

Shen Yunmu cleared his throat and said nonchalantly, "Your Majesty Emperor Hao, I also hired Yueying's cat and gave her a lot of gifts!"

This sentence made Shen Qianchen and Shen Qianhuang couldn't help laughing.

"Meow!" Yueying squatted beside Wuhejialou's shoes with her little head tilted up and called out again obediently.

Gu Yuan, who understood cat language, kindly helped Yueying translate: "Yueying likes to eat dried fish and dried chicken the most!"

After a few words, the atmosphere in the room became lively again, and everyone was talking and laughing.

Wuhejialou couldn't help but laugh and readily agreed to provide Yueying with dried fish and dried chicken for the next year.

He gently stroked the little kitten in his palm. His eyebrows were soft, and his handsome face seemed to be glowing, like a finely carved jade statue.

"Has His Majesty Emperor Hao given it a name?" Shen Qianhuang suddenly asked, her gentle eyes moving over the black and white kitten, feeling a little regretful: she was a step late, and missing it is missing it.

"..." Wuhejialou was stunned and looked into Shen Qianhuang's eyes with deep gaze.

His eyes were deep, wise, and gentle, like a mirror or an ocean, reflecting everything in the world. She felt that every detail was clear in front of him, as if his gaze could penetrate that person's appearance and reach straight into the soul.

The monk in front of him saw through everything about her.

Wuhejialou also remembered Shen Qianhuang. Seven years ago, when he was on a diplomatic mission to Da Qi, he had met "Chu Qianhuang". At that time, he could feel that "Chu Qianhuang"'s eyes were flickering, and he had other intentions.

He and "Chu Qianhuang" had never had a close relationship. They had only met each other a few times at most, and he did not know her.

But now, he could see that the girl in front of him was different from the previous "Chu Qianhuang".

The eyes of Shen Qianhuang now are clear and bright, like a bright spring, or like clear glass, as if they are two people with the same appearance but with completely different souls hidden inside.

Wuhejialou didn’t know what had happened to the other person, but judging from her current look, no matter what the process was, the result was always good at the moment.

Wuhejialou smiled slightly, thought for a moment, and then uttered two words: "Yebai. Its name is Yebai."

"Yebai." Shen Qianhuang recited softly, savoring the meaning of these two words.

Wuhejialou said meaningfully: "Miss Shen, everything in this life is the result of karma from the previous life."

These words were given to him by Shen Qianchen before, and this time, he gave them to Shen Qianhuang.

Shen Qianhuang's body trembled slightly, and he also replied with a Buddhist verse: "Good and evil will be rewarded, and misfortune and fortune will follow. You have to bear the consequences yourself, and no one can do it for you."

Shen Qianhuang smiled with an open-minded look. It had been so many years, and she had let it go long ago.

At this moment, a "baby" sound came from behind the door curtain on the other side, and the wet nurse brought the little Jiaojiao, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, over.

Today is Xiao Jiaojiao's double full moon celebration, and she is of course the undisputed protagonist. Therefore, everyone's eyes were focused on her. Wuhejialou, Shen Qianhuang and Shen Yunmu gave Xiao Jiaojiao gifts first.

Soon, another eunuch came to remind that there was still one stick of incense before the banquet started, and that the guests had already gathered in the Huagai Hall.

The palace servants coming and going were all in high spirits. After the birth of Crown Prince Gu Yuan, the palace had not been so lively for a long time, with everyone singing and dancing.

The double full moon banquet on this day was grand and solemn. Everyone who attended the banquet presented various gifts to the eldest princess, some of which even included some rare things from the West, which made people in the capital marvel whenever they talked about them.

Over the next month, the capital city became more and more lively. Although the emperor's edict had not yet been posted, most people already knew that the emperor planned to select young students from the Imperial College and the candidates to study in Nanhao in order to enhance exchanges between Qi and Hao.

This matter attracted more and more attention, and many royal family nobles were also tactfully seeking information from the Ministry of Rites, Gu Nanjin, and several cabinet ministers.

In their view, the emperor sent people to study in Nanhao, which should have nothing to do with the imperial examination. Perhaps those children who were not good at literature or martial arts could also have the opportunity to go to Nanhao to learn a little and then return to Daqi! In this lively atmosphere, time passed by like a white horse, and it suddenly entered summer. On June 20th, Gu Jue and Wu Hejialou signed an agreement on alliance and cooperation between the two countries on behalf of Qi and Hao.

When August came and the weather started to turn cooler, Wuhejialou, who had stayed in Da Qi for nearly three months, finally set a date to leave Beijing. The Ministry of Rites originally suggested that Prince Yu Gu Nanjin should see Wuhejialou off, but Gu Jue vetoed the proposal and insisted on seeing him off in person. Not only that, he also insisted on bringing the Queen, the Crown Prince and the eldest princess along.

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Over the past few years, all the civil and military officials in the court have gotten used to the fact that their young emperor, unlike their fathers and brothers, is a man who has the final say.

All the court officials had given up and thought that whatever the emperor said was the truth and it was not a big deal.

To them, the more troublesome thing was what kind of ceremony to use to send Emperor Hao off so as not to appear disrespectful to the Great Qi.

For this reason, the Ministry of Rites was busy like a top.

As everyone was eagerly waiting, the eighth day of August, the day when Wuhejialou set out to return to Nanhao, arrived. On that day, Gu Jue's dragon chariot also left the capital with him.

The people of Da Qi lined the streets to see the emperor off. Some wanted to catch a glimpse of Emperor Hao, while others wanted to catch a glimpse of the emperor, empress, and their little prince. Wherever the grand carriage passed, the people flocked to it and were reluctant to leave for a long time.

The court officials of Da Qi were looking forward to it. At first, they thought that Gu Jue would at most send Wuhejialou out of Jizhou, which was regarded as showing the attitude of the two countries being as close as brothers.

Unexpectedly, three days, four days, five days... half a month had passed before I knew it.

Gu Jue didn't come back, and Shen Qianchen, Gu Yuan and Xiao Jiaojiao didn't return to Beijing either, and there was no news from them.

Prime Minister Zhang and other cabinet ministers waited and waited, and waited and waited, and finally couldn't wait any longer, so they ran to surround Su Mubai and asked him, "Where is the emperor going?"

Su Mubai did not keep the suspense and said frankly: "Yunqiu Mountain." Anyway, even if they had wings, they would not be able to fly to Yunqiu Mountain, which was thousands of miles away, in a few days.

Shen Qianchen did go to Yunqiu Mountain with Gu Jue. After living two lives, this was her first time to Yunqiu Mountain. In her previous life, the farthest place she had been to was the North.

She actually came! Shen Qianchen still felt as if he was in a dream.

As early as after Jiaojiao's double full moon banquet, he asked her: "Yun Ni, do you want to go out for a walk?"

Shen Qianchen's answer was of course one word: "Yes!"

Yes, of course she wanted to. Traveling all over the country with him was her most desired but unattainable dream in her previous life.

"Do you like it?" Gu Jue's voice, as gentle as the spring breeze, came from my ear.

Shen Qianchen turned to look at Gu Jue.

The tall and graceful young man in moon-white Taoist robes looked at her sideways. The mountain breeze around them made his robe rustle. The corner of his robe fluttered like a butterfly, making him look as if he was going to fly away on the wind at the next moment. He was as handsome and unrestrained as a banished immortal.

But the swaddling clothes in his arms destroyed his demeanor as if he were a banished immortal. Even his temperament seemed to become softer because of the baby girl in his arms.

At this moment, their family of four is standing on the top of Yunqiu Mountain. The surrounding mountains are overlapping and rugged. Green mist is lingering between the mountains. The surrounding clouds seem to be within reach. It is magnificent and spectacular, with a kind of shocking power.

There were gusts of mountain breeze around, caressing Shen Qianchen's hair, entangled her hair with Gu Jue's hair until death.

Shen Qianchen looked at Gu Jue's handsome face, and the corners of his lips curled up involuntarily, with a smile in his pupils.

She grabbed Gu Jue's free left hand and said frankly, "I like it."

These two words have a double meaning.

Gu Jue naturally knew it. He smiled slightly and intertwined his fingers with hers intimately.

"My sister and I like it here too!" Gu Yuan didn't understand what Shen Qianchen meant by this, so he replied with a smile. Even if he behaved sensibly, he was only five years old after all, and a five-year-old child would certainly like to hang out with his parents and sister.

Shen Qianchen and Gu Jue smiled at each other because of his amusements.

Shen Qianchen held Gu Yuan's small hand tightly with one hand, and stroked Gu Jue's big hand with the other hand. He looked into the eyes of Jiaojiao in the cradle and smiled sweetly. His smile was more dazzling and brighter than the rising sun in the distance.

She is willing to join hands with him and see all the mountains and rivers in the world together! !

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